AngelBlue

Press

• Il trovatore

  San Francisco Opera

  Sep 2023

  • Angel Blue‘s performance was the strongest sound on stage. Her lustrous voice was vibrant and immediately resounded from the outset. Whatever she sang was rich and strong. She didn’t have to do much acting to convince anyone. Verdi, having provided her with the rich musical vocabulary that is Leonora, gave her just what she needed. Her trills and high notes were definitive and dedicated. In her “D’amor sull ali rosee,” she was always able to go further up in volume and range. In fact, she never faltered. Her acting met the needs of the heroine quite well, and when she needed to, she enriched her presentation more than beautifully. The scene in Act one where she grabbed Di Luna’s hand, thinking it was her Manrico, Angel Blue played it straight and yet searingly. What she gave was direct and immediate. She emphasized a no-nonsense Leonora, determined and well-defined, steady and forthright. Never did she evince a doubt about who she was and what she was there to do. She was excellent and satisfying.

    • Operawire
    • 21 September 2023

  • Returning to the San Francisco Opera after an absence of almost a decade and a half was California soprano Angel Joy Blue. She was impressive in her beautifully crafted first double aria of the performance, Leonora’s serene cavatina Tacea la notte placida and its lively cabaletta Di tale amor. Her performance drew a sustained ovation. Also well-received was her last act double aria, the enchanting D’amor sull’ali rosee and its cabaletta Tu vedrai.

    • Opera War Horses
    • 20 September 2023

  • Soprano Angel Blue, as Leonora, brought a lustrous voice, transfixing demeanor, and ultimately tragic dimension to the character beloved by the rivalrous Count and the opera’s titular troubadour, Manrico. Verdi gives Leonora plenty of melodically powered music to sing, including two arias in her opening scene, which Blue delivered with flowing, limpid phrasing. Blue was just warming up for the concussive scenes and vocal pyrotechnics to come.

    • San Francisco Classical Voice
    • 14 September 2023

• Aida

  Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

  May 2023

  • The singers in all three leading roles give magnificent performances. The American soprano Angel Blue uses her silky and versatile voice to convey both passion and desperation, particularly in her duets with South Korean tenor SeokJong Baek

    • Express
    • 09 May 2023

  • Blue’s rich power was impressive throughout, cutting through even the thickest of orchestral textures without any hint of strain, as well as impressively controlling pianissimo moments at the top of her range.

    • Bachtrack
    • 08 May 2023